Antonio Valencia and Jesus Navas following in the footsteps of Garrincha – The start and stop style
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On other occasions he might be tracking back and making life difficult for a modern wing back but others say Valencia is too one footed, a man who lacks creativity because his style of play is too predictable. In http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749) if he was touted to a move towards the British Isles.
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Both Valencia and Navas are rare breeds in modern football where inverted wingers are dominating more often than not. These players provide their team’s with width something that is similar in nature to the legendary Brazilian winger Garrincha. Valencia and Navas are both proponents of the stop and start style. When they bring the ball down to their feet, they leave their markers bamboozled.
With an elegant drop of his hips, Navas signals that he is willing to go right but just as the defender falls for his act of treachery, he goes in the opposite direction. The defender soon realizes he has made a mistake and gets back into position where wingers like Valencia have already thought out their next move. Navas then shifts the ball to his right foot and fakes towards the left but goes down the right wing. Upon reaching the by-line he again raises his foot and creates a facial expression which signals his intent to cross the ball but when the defender commits, he pulls it back inside and in doing so he has now bought himself both time and space to pick out the perfect pass.
This stop and start style was exhibited by Garrincha during his glory days with the Brazilian national team. In the 1958 World Cup and after that in the 1962 World Cup triumphs for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858, Garrincha was a sight to behold. Portrayed all the qualities that his nick name suggests, Garrincha behaved like a bird called Wren. Garrincha didn’t sing like a wren but his performances made all the noise on the field. Now in modern football, Valencia and Navas are following this Brazilian legacy. Their managers ask them to track back but when the samba music hits, when the ball hits those feet, the magic starts churning...
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